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He has the right to use his pitchers for 6 years without regard to what happens after that. If Boras is going to price his homegrowns out of Beane's price range, and if Selig isn't going to do anything about the revenue disparity, Beane's going to get back by getting his six years...
Interesting point about the fan base. Oakland isn't packing them in, and dating back to the days of Charles O. Finley, they have always had an exploitative attitude towards their players...